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A. SCHIIEFLING.

OUFF HOLDER. No. 323,449. Patented Aug. 4, 1885.

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Nrrnn STA'rns Artnr @teren ALBERT SCHIFFLING, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,449, dated August 4, 1885.

Application filed June 5, 1885. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT ScHiFrLrnG, of the city of Indiannpolisconnty of Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Holders, of which the following is a correct speciticetion.

rIlle object of my invention is to provide a cheap and convenient device for holding cuffs in position that can be fastened and detached without the inconvenience of bnttoning land nnbnttoning the enft' in the `usual manner. I accomplish this object by means of the de vice described in this specification, and illustrated in the drawings filed herewith,and made f e. part hereof, and in which similar letters of reference relate to similar parts of my invention.

Figure l of the drawings is zt perspective view of my device as it appears when enr ployed as a cuff-holder, wherein ezt represents the cuff attached to the holder, end SZ the sleeve to which it is fastened by means of my device. Fig. 2 is affront view, and Fig. 3 a side view, of my device, which consists of a. continuous piece of spring-wire of the appropriete size and length to construct the cuff-holder ot' the desired size and strength to accomplish the purpose for which it is designed.

This device is formed by bending the central portion of the wire so as to form the end transverse loop, h, from which the upright arms l and 2 extend the necessary distance,as indicated in Fig. 2, where an outward curve is made in each arm, leaving a space between the arms l and 2 at this point when in position ior use. A portion of the outer end of erm l is bent up et right angles tothe plane of the loop h, to form a tlnger, c, to tit into e hook, c', iorined by bending the outer end of arm 2, as indicated in the drawings, Fig. 2, thus forming jaws for holding device in position.

Slight indcntations are cut in the faces of finger c and hook c', to prevent the cuff-holder from slipping off of the sleeve when properly clamped.

In bending the wire to form my device the outer ends of arms l and 2 must be left snlicicntly fair apart to produce the desired pressure on the jaws when brought in position, (see dotted lines 3 4, Fig.2,) and leave the two straight portions of the holder lying parallel to each other, so as to form the neck n, as seen in Fig. 2.

I'he method of employing my device is as follows: I pass the loop hof my holder through the buttonholes of the cuff and turn the holder so that the jaws are turned inward. Then by pressing on the arms of the holder at the Widest point with the thumb and nger the jaws formed by the finger c and hook c are opened,and e portion of the sleeve is held between them. The pressure of the thumb and linger is then released,when the spring of the Wire closes the jaws, firmly holding the cn in position, es indicated in Fig. l of the drawings. 4

The advantages I derive from employing my device are, the ease with which I can attach and detach my cuffs and the chenpness of the device.

Having thus described my invention, its purposes and advantages, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The cufiholder formed of one continuous piece of elastic wire having the end transverse loop, h, arms L and 2, with hook c and finger c, as shown and described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal :it Indianapolis, Indiana, this 14th day of May, A. D. 1885.

ALBERT SCI-IIFFLING. 

